The Trend: The Michigan Works! Southwest Region continues to recover, gaining more than 14,000 jobs from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. Between February and March 2021, the unemployment rate remained the same, while the labor force participation rate and the employment-to-population ratio both increased. This may be a positive sign, indicating that individuals are quickly finding work. Job postings were higher in March than in February as there were slightly more postings in Health Care and Social Assistance and Manufacturing.
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